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Genetic diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy using next-generation sequencing: validation analysis of DMD mutations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Okubo Mariko, Minami Narihiro, Goto Kanako, Goto Yuichi, Noguchi Satoru, Mitsuhashi Satomi, Nishino Ichizo
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD/BMD) are the most common inherited neuromuscular disease. The genetic diagnosis is not easily made because of the large size of the dystrophin gene, complex mutational spectrum and high number of tests patients undergo for diagnosis. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) has been used as the initial diagnostic test of choice. Although MLPA can...
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